Total Crime Rate

622.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 622.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 297.1 10/10
  • Public order 62.9 10/10
  • Other theft 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Drugs 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watton Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Cringleford , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watton Road (NR4 7TY) in the last 12 months was 622.9 per 1,000 residents and was 580.6% higher than the Cringleford average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 371.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Watton Road area

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Data Sources

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